This was a tricky Challenge – of course, that’s what a Challenge is all about! I was going to post hieroglyphs, an alphabet I cannot read and then decided on a different approach – things I love that spell it out – growing and baking!
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When I saw this delightful nativity scene this afternoon when my choir were singing at a wedding, it seemed to be to be an appropriate seasonal gathering.
Knitted Nativity
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I rather think I added too much brandy to the mincemeat mixture and, oops! It has boiled over! They are very sticky and they are delicious. I have only had one of the mini ones, honestly, just to make sure they are okay. One poor angel has lost her head and looks more like a ghost!
Some of today’s Mince pies
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The magic of the human eye – our Granddaughter at three weeks old really looking at her book, Art for Your New Born Baby. Scroll through for the reflection in her eyes of the images she is concentrating on.
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Anyone who lives in Cornwall will recognise this copse which signals the transition from England to Cornwall and home. It is actually in Devon but shows us that we are nearly there. Both photos were taken today from the moving car as we returned from Bristol. It is always good to come home!
‘Our’ Copse
Approaching the copse, now with a windmill behind it
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Ever since I was about 11, when my Mum bought me a beautiful box from an auction, I have collected other pretty boxes and although I have never been a smoker, I was fascinated when I first found these, one in a junk shop and the others at an Antiques fair. I love the mechanism and the way they deliver a cigarette to you. I just wish I could show you the levers and the craft work inside that makes them work.
A trio of cigarette boxes
The one where a Sailor delivers the cigarette
Lovely inlay outside and painting inside this roll top case
A metal one with two compartments and pretty enamelling on the outside
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Here are three beautiful glossy eggs just ready for beating up and adding to the chocolate mixture for Mississippi Mud Pie!
A trio of eggs
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The public buses and trucks in Dakar, where we went for our son’s wedding in 2012, are ornately decorated, every one special and different.
Beautiful bus in Dakar, Senegal
In Dakar, Senegal
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It is always a treat when our Grandchildren come to stay. They love bouncing on the air bed in the morning, especially as it goes down and their Aunt makes them fly! To see what others consider a treat, click here.
Cousins jumping and laughing together
The girls dancing here had to be very careful indeed! The ledge is less than 3″ wide.
Dancers at Princess Pavilion in Falmouth being very careful indeed
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